Saturday, December 7, 2013

What House Are You?

ARE YOU
Slytherin?
Hufflepuff?
Ravenclaw?
Gryffindor?

Go to www.pottermore.com to find out.


FOR THE SLYTHERINS:


Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, leadership, and resourcefulnessThe house mascot of Slytherin is the serpent, and the house colours are green and silver. Salazar Slytherin founded the house. Slytherin corresponds roughly to the element of water. A home for pure-bloods AND Mudbloods. Merlin, the greatest wizard that there ever was, was a Slytherin.

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     Slytherin pride.

"Or perhaps in Slytherin,
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means,
To achieve their ends."
—The Sorting Hat




FOR THE HUFFLEPUFFS:



Hufflepuff house values dedication, hard work, fair play, patience, kindness, and tolerance. The house mascot of Hufflepuff is a badger, and the house colours are yellow and black. Helga Hufflepuff founded the house. Hufflepuff corresponds ruffly to the element of earth.


Hufflepuff Pride.

"You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true,

And unafraid of toil"
—The Sorting Hat





For the Ravenclaws:



Ravenclaw house values intelligence, wit, wisdom, creativity, originality, and individuality. The house mascot is an eagle and the colours are blue and bronze. Rowena Ravenclaw founded the house. Ravenclaw corresponds ruffly to the element of air.


Ravenclaw Pride.

"Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind.
"

—The Sorting Hat





For the Gryffindors:




Gryffindor house values bravery, nervechivalry, courage, and daring. The house mascot is a lion, and the house colors are red and gold.  Godric Gryffindor founded the house. Gryffindor corresponds ruffly to the element of fire.

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Gryffindor Pride.

"You might belong in Gryffindor,Where dwell the brave at heart,Their daring, nerve and chivalrySet Gryffindors apart"
—The Sorting Hat


Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Where to Get Your Uniform

Like any average teenager, i find my self in desperate need for a Original Series Science Officer Blue uniform. But where to get one?
I have searched everywhere and i believe i have found the perfect one...

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They are all ANOVOS! and they make more! They have men's original series uniforms:

 
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AND they even have created pants that look similar to what was worn by the original cast.
And if you are a Kirk look-alike or a Kirk wanna-be they even created his wrap that he wares
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So that should get every cos player and every new star fleet personnel that they don't have to worry about traveling across the quadrant to find that perfect new uniform.

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But, i have a warning, it is quite expensive. 
maybe traveling across the quadrant would be cheaper for some.

But check it out for your self, here is the site

In my opinion, 
and this is coming from a girl who doesn't really spend as much money as she saves, 
if you have the money and are a die-heart Trekkie, the price is worth it.

Plus, I'm already most likely going to get married in this anyways.



Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Lord of The Rings Alphabets


This is perfect for deepening your undying love of the LOTR culture or just passing notes in class.

This is Old English Runes

Here is an example of Old English Runes so you can see how it is written.


Here is Elvish



And Here is an example of Elvish so you can see how it is written



Enjoy!

Friday, October 25, 2013

Zombie! Walk?

This one goes out to all the Zombie fanatics, and yes i know, The Zombie Apocalypse will soon be upon us, as in October 26 in Carry Town! Yes, the Carry Town Annual Zombie Walk is here again! Pre-walk meet up at The Landing at Fountain Lake (Byrd Park) is at 1pm and the starting point of the main event will begin on the sidewalk in front of Kroger on W. Cary Street in Cary town immediately after.

For any one who is lame and has never heard of it, your about to become awesome with knowledge. The zombie walk is where anyone who is somebody or nobody can come dressed as a zombie or a zombie hunter. Now something this awesome only happens over and over again because there are rules: here they are:


ZOMBIES (AND ANY NON-ZOMBIE ATTENDEE) MUST OBEY THESE RULES TO PARTICIPATE.
The organizers of the Richmond Zombie Walk will not be held responsible for the actions of the event participants. By attending this event you agree to follow these rules. Your cooperation will ensure that this event continues for years to come.
1) DO NOT touch anyone/anything (especially storefront windows). NO EXCEPTIONS.
Even though you and I may love this kind of thing there may be others who do not, respect their space and they will respect our celebration. Yes, this means dripping.splattering blood too. keep it to yourself.
2) DO NOT attempt to scare anyone who is not a willing participant.
If anyone is freaking out, turn and shamble in the opposite direction.
3) No walking out into the street or traffic
Again a great way to get hurt or arrested, not to mention possibly causing an accident.
Richmond zombies use crosswalks and obey the walk/don’t walk signs. it’s okay to break character to cross safely. Just use what little bit of brains you have left in your head people.
4) Any weaponry should be easily discernible as fake
Keep bright obnoxious orange caps on the end of toys guns.
NO REPLICA WEAPONS, the word replica implies “like the real thing”.
NO PAINTBALL OR AIRSOFT GUNS. Not only are they dangerous, they are illegal to use in public areas. These are projectile weapons capable of inflicting serious injury. DO NOT BRING THEM. Police officers will be present. You have been warned.
5) As fun as it would be, no part of your costume should squirt or project any liquid or objects
6) No profanities
We will most likely walk by many innocent children during the walk, no need to warp their minds any further than seeing the walking dead already will.
Keep it in character, i’ve never heard a zombie drop the F-bomb.
7) Ham it up!
You’re wearing fake blood and ripped up clothes and walking around moaning in public, doing that louder will not be any more embarrassing.
8) Walk like a zombie
This is not a speed-walking event, zombies lurch, crawl, limp, slither, etc.
Think more Romero zombie, not “run” zombie except for avoiding traffic. see #2.
9 ) Stay in character
We know everyone is excited about this, but zombies do not truly have the motor or cognitive abilities to operate a camera or cell phone. We have plenty of people who will be documenting the event, so please try to refrain from taking pictures during the actual walk. There will be time before the walk to take photos and/or vids. also, zombies don’t have conversations or text their friends. They’re dead, they’re all messed up.
10) Stay on public property
DO NOT go into stores or other private properties. stick to the sidewalk.
11) Have fun
Come up with a theme and stay in character as much as possible. it’s a celebration of a great time of year, moan like you mean it!


for more information: check out the Carry town Zombie Walk Page!
http://richmondzombiewalk.com/event-information/#.UmrzVfmsim4

Here is a video from last years zombie walk!

Now my expertise is zombie make up, it is a secret talent i first discovered when i went to my first zombie walk

Costume Tips:
  • you either want to go for a realistic zombie costume or a fun zombie costume.
    realistic:
    - dark and earth clothes, no bright colors, layers
    fun:
    - maybe themed or bright colored
    For either you can use the same tips I'm about to give.
  • you want to cut the clothes
    - don't have clean cuts, have them look frayed. (star the cut with scissors, but then rip the fabric the rest of the way)
  • have blood splattered everywhere
    -you can go as crazy with this as you would like
    -or you can have blood only around the rips in your clothes and on the front of your chest (as if blood dripped from your zombie lips)
Make Up:
I like to watch a lot of YouTube tutorials, its always easier to do something once you have actually seen it done. But its hard to find good videos, so here are some good ones that i really like. I will include both videos for beginners and experts, but i encourage everyone to try to do the coolest look! its really fun and not that difficult!









Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Food tour? Oh yes.

Yes, yes, yes they do exist and they are so delicious. I just recently went on a Richmond food tour in Church Hill which was absolutely fantastic.

We started at Alamo Barbecue, which is delivery only, too add to its awesomeness it is delivery only on a hot pink funny looking bike. They have a very delicious and peppery barbecue, also come very excellent mac-n-cheese with pepper in it as well (still oh so yummy, you just need to be slightly more inclined to a little spicy kick.)

The next place we went was Anthony's on the hill. A little Italian place, casual with paper table cloths, but all of their food they make themselves, the dough, the sauce. It was delicious. The pizza was a little thin, but the thick sauce, the gooey cheese, and the thick warm crust all made up for that. A great place for lunch.
WPA Bakery was up next on this food train, and i don't think i have ever tastes anything more delicious in my whole entire life. Buttermilk pie is the way to go, my young Jedi friends, buttermilk pie is the way to go.

Proper Pie Co. was the last stop (the tour was shortened on the account of myself and my fellow tourists being underage for drinking). The guy who owns the restaurant used to tour with bands as their caterer, he toured with the Beatle! <3 Here i ate a really yummy vegetable pot pie.




SO food tours are really groovy, but im all about spicing up everyday life by sprinkling in a little nerd in where ever i can. Wouldn't it be cool to have a geekdom themed food tour? Here are some really cool geek themed foods you can make with friends while have a Harry Potter Marathon or any other awesome marathon:

Joker Juice
Blueberry Brain Boost Smoothie
http://www.oprah.com/food/Blueberry-Brain-Boost-Smoothie
 A blueberry smoothie served in green cups.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup fresh-pressed apple juice
  • 1 fresh ripe banana
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
  • 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
  • 1/4 cup raw walnuts , preferably soaked and drained
Directions
Combine the apple juice and banana in a blender. Add the blueberries, raspberries, and walnuts.
 Blend until smooth.


Superman Grilled Cheese
superman party food
Make a grilled cheese however you like and then make it super by holding a stencil of the superman S over the grilled cheese sandwitch and then spray a mix of red food coloring and spray butter

Fish Fingers with Custard
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We have the 11th Doctor to thank for fish fingers and custard!

Butter Beer

Romulan Ale
Virgin Romulan Ale
Ingridents
8 ounces Club soda
4 ounces Aronia Berry juice
20 ounces 7UP
4 drops Tobasco sauce
Directions
Combine all the ingredients together, in a blener. Pour into a tall glass and serve cold. Store any remainder of this mixture in a pitcher in the refrigerator.

I hope this inspires you to mix in a little geek with every recipe, i know i cant wait to have some Romulan ale, enjoy!

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Hitchhiking Across The Galaxy

TODAY was the day that Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy was published in 1979. i think it is only appropriate that the world celebrate this beautiful book and the awesome movie that it made!
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy was created by Douglas Adams, originally it was a radio series and then it was turned into a 6 book trilogy. The most popular book, and the one that was made into a movie, was The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.
Now, i believe that every person should read the books and watch the movie, and in this case it doesn't matter what order because both were brilliant (the book was obviously more so than the movie, but the movie defiantly does the book justice)
Here are some beautiful quotes and clips from both the beginnings of the movie and the book that will defiantly get those people who haven't read the book or seen the movie interested in reading the book and seeing the movie. AND if you have read the book and seen the movie, then enjoy reminiscing. 


"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-eight million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet whose ape-descendant life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.
This planet has- or rather had- a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movement of small green pieces of paper, which was odd because on the whole of it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.
And so the problem remained; lots of the people were mean, and most of them were miserable, even the ones with digital watches.
Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. And some said that even the trees had been a bad move, and that no one should ever have left the oceans. 
And then, one Thursday, nearly two thousand years after one man had been nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change, a girl sitting on her own in a small cafe in Richmansworth suddenly realized  what it was that had been going wrong all this time, and she finally knew how the world could be ,and a good and happy place. This time it was right, it would work, and no one would have to get nailed to anything.
Sadly, however, before she could get to a phone to tell anyone about it, a terrible, stupid catastrophe occurred, and the idea was lost forever.
This is not her story.
But it is the story of that terrible, stupid catastrophe and some of its consequences."




"A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value - you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to- hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a bush, but very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with."

These quotes and clips are from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the movie made about the book, no copyright intended. This is not my work, this is the work of a brilliant genius named Douglas Adams. He is brilliant.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Meditation, even the Klingons do it!

Everyone knows about meditation, But does everyone know the Klingons like to get their meditative state on too?

Klingons practice Mok'bara, it's similar to tai chi, except there are less fluid movements and more clawed hands and rough/fast movements (it is based off of Klingon hand to hand combat).

Ok, it is similar to tai chi in the sense that its calming. It clears the mind.

Here is Worf (everyone's favorite Klingon, and background story:he is being imprisoned with uncultured dishonorable Klingons, ok now your sorta kinda caught up.)

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T81Jyp5w1k

Alright, so now you are interested and want to do some form of meditation too. Now you can either memorize this video and maybe two other clips from Next Generation and Deep Space 9 episodes, OR you can actually learn some human created tai chi. (Just saying its cool to do both, I did both.)

Alright, so here is something you can try and imitate (and it is not in english, but you can just follow along with your jeepers creepers peepers. ok.)


And if tai chi isn't for you, try some regular yoga! check these poses out:

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Now if you aren't already excited about tai chi, yoga, and Mok' bara, then you are probably too stressed out for fun and therefore need to do all of these right away. And go get a massage, you deserve it.

O N E     L A S T     T H I N G

Here is a really cool link I found, it's a store that sells Klingon yoga mats! Everyone should buy one and own one, other wise you are a dishonor to everything calming and meditative. Seriously, buy one, they are rad.

http://www.cafepress.com/+klingon+yoga-mats


YIghoSDo' (Go onward with fortune!)






Friday, September 27, 2013

Happy Ask-A-Stupid-Question Day!

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Wow, its already that time of year again! We spend the whole year trying to be smart and impress each other, and all that stupidity is just building up inside of us like a shook up coke bottle. Well tomorrow you can just hang loose, yes that's right, on September 28 it is Ask A Stupid Question Day
Now, if you are as smart as the doctor and are worried about making brilliant statements (scary i know), here are some stupid questions you can try out:
  • Can you hurt your eyes by looking at a picture of a sun?
  • Do midgets have night vision?
  • Is there a spell to become a mermaid that actually work?
  • How can i loose wight without moving?
  • Is it ok to boil my headphones?
  • Which is worse-- ignorance or apathy?
  • Do girls play video games too?
  • Why do only Beatles tribute bands play live, i really wanna see the Beatles, do i have to buy a special ticket?
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http://leadershipfreak.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/stupid-questions.jpg

SO enjoy your day of stupidity.


Thursday, September 26, 2013

RVACON

(a little Deadpool seems appropriate right here)

Being a Richmonder myself, I have recently discovered RVACON. What is that? Oh, well let me tell you my young jedi friend.

From Friday September 27 to Sunday September 29 of the year 2013 there is going to be this giant nerd fest with anime, comics, cosplay, gaming music and technology.
Meaning:

All the Otaku can get their anime on with other fans, artists, and vendors. The head-honcho for anime will be Bens#1 Anime Review, and if you want to get a sneak peak you can check Bens#1 Anime Review Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Bens1AnimeReview?fref=ts

All the comic collectors can collect their hearts desires, Because this is the first RVACON the selection will be based on local artists and comics.

Any obsessive cosplayers, the extremists and the amateurs, can look forward to getting a cheaper door price ticket (if you dress up its $10 vs the original $15), and there will be a cosplay fashion show with prizes.

Gamers can seriously geek about the giant competition that awards prizes to winners with the most skills. They will be offering game to play from: Nintendo (like Tetris, oh my goodness, I am so excited about Tetris), Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Wii/Game Cube, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3

Music Junkies can appriciate panels, workshops, and a silent disco for your listening pleasure. At a silent disco, attendants are given sets of wireless headphones and everyone can jam to the same music and live DJs. The artists playing are: Reinhold, RudeeBeatz, Paranoid Androidz, Groove Status, Agent, Elliott Ness, ADEN, HeKontorlls, Rutu, Phil Dice, Chrispi Dream, HOYT!, Isra3l/Cassim, Metrix, Snarfie, and other!

And last but certainly not lame, Techno whizzes can learn how RVACON got its act together. They will have speakers talking about technologies used at RVACON and they will also talk about Google Glass! 

So, if your interested in going (sadly i wont be able to make it), here is the link:
http://www.rvacon.org/

AND just to add, here is the events list i got from the websight:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

  • Comic / Art-[3:30] "Scientification - Science Fiction, From Victorian Times to the 1960s" with Nathan -Madison[5:00] "Hope Is Not Yet Lost: One Indy Comic Artist's Story After College" with Kevin Roberts
  • Gaming-[2:30] How League of Legends is changing eSports and Gamer Behavior with Franklin Dillich-[6:00] Richmond Community Quidditch, An Introduction to Playing Quidditch with Pierson Geyer-[7:00] VA Lottery Game Show (Downstairs)
  • Silent Disco-[12:00 - 7:00] Pixel N Bits, Agent, Eli Cash, Phil Dice, Paranoid Androidz, Rudeebeatz, Chrispi Dream, Elliott Ness, Aden, Groove Status, Rometti, Rutu, HOYT!, Isra3l / Caasim, Metrix, Snarfie, HeKontrolls
  • EQ Produktions & Electronica Weekly Party Tent-[11:00 - 7:00] Live Music, Quidditch Freeplay, Live Gaming, Raffels, Dance Area, Cosplay Show Off
  • EQ Produktions & Electronica Weekly-[7:30 - 9:00] Pre-Party
  • RVACON Afterparty:-[9:00 pm - 2:00 am] Mitis, Kicks N Licks, Mahi, Nint3ndo, & Rudeebeatz

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

  • Anime-[5:30] Anime Movie Screening (Upstairs)
  • Cosplay-[2:00] Cosplay Fashion Show (Beginner)-[3:30] Cosplay Fashion Show (Advanced)
  • Gaming-[1:00] Eien Strife: Video Game Challenges
  • Music[11:00 am] Eien Strife: Meet and Greet / Voice Acting / Adventuring-[4:00] Eien Strife Concert: Cosplay Musical Adventure Event-[5:30] Chipocrite - 8 Bit Music (Downstairs)
  • Technology-[2:30] "Google Glass and how it will affect you" with Andreas Addison
    Silent Disco
    -[12:00 - 7:00] Pixel N Bits, Agent, Eli Cash, Phil Dice, Paranoid Androidz, Rudeebeatz, Chrispi Dream, Elliott Ness, Aden, Groove Status, Rometti, Rutu, HOYT!, Isra3l / Caasim, Metrix, Snarfie, HeKontrolls
  • EQ Produktions & Electronica Weekly Party Tent-[11:00 - 7:00] Live Music, Quidditch Freeplay, Live Gaming, Raffels, Dance Area, Cosplay Show Off

  • EQ Produktions & Electronica Weekly-[7:30 - 9:00] Pre-Party
  • RVACON Afterparty:-[9:00 pm - 2:00 am] Reid Speed, Agent, Reinhold, Phil Dice, Eli Cash

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013


  • Music-[11:00 am] Eien Strife Acoustic Concert-[3:00] A World of Possibilities: (Ableton, Tablet Tech, DJ, VJ, Production) Workshop with George -Rollins (Akasha)-[5:30] Eric Wolfe Hanson
  • Silent Disco-[12:00 - 4:00] Pixel N Bits, Agent, Eli Cash, Phil Dice, Paranoid Androidz, Rudeebeatz, Chrispi Dream, Elliott Ness, Aden, Groove Status, Rometti, Rutu, HOYT!, Isra3l / Caasim, Metrix, Snarfie, HeKontrolls
  • EQ Produktions & Electronica Weekly Party Tent-[11:00 - 6:00] Live Music, Quidditch Freeplay, Live Gaming, Raffels, Dance Area, Cosplay Show Off